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Gierski F, De Wever E, Benzerouk F, Lannoy S, Kaladjian A, Naassila M, Quaglino V. Disentangling the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Problematic Alcohol Use Among College Students: Evidence From a Cluster Analytic Approach. Alcohol Alcohol 2020; 55:196-203. [PMID: 31845969 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agz097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS Investigation of the relationship between self-esteem and alcohol use among college students has yielded discrepant results. We hypothesized that these discrepancies could originate from a potential heterogeneity of self-esteem patterns among young adult with an alcohol use disorder (AUD). METHODS A community sample of 343 college students was recruited and categorized with or without AUD using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test cut-offs. College students were compared on the dimensions of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) as well as mood, impulsiveness, alcohol- and other substance-related measures, including drinking motives. RESULTS A cluster analysis conducted among college students with AUD highlighted two subgroups characterized by contrasting patterns on the CSEI: one group with a high level of self-esteem and low levels of anxiety and depression symptoms and one group with a low level of self-esteem and high levels of impulsiveness, mood symptoms and drinking to cope motives. CONCLUSION Findings caution against assuming that AUD is associated with low self-esteem, as reported in previous studies. These results rather emphasize a heterogeneity of self-esteem in college students, showing that high self-esteem was also related to AUD. Implications of these results are major for prevention purposes and clinical practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabien Gierski
- Laboratoire Cognition Santé, Société (C2S - EA 6291), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 57 rue Pierre Taittinger, 51096 Reims Cedex, France.,Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale de la Marne, 8 rue Roger Aubry, 51100 Reims, France.,INSERM U1247 GRAP, Research Group on Alcohol and Drugs, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens Cedex 1, France
| | - Elodie De Wever
- Laboratoire CRP-CPO (EA7273), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens Cedex 1, France
| | - Farid Benzerouk
- Laboratoire Cognition Santé, Société (C2S - EA 6291), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 57 rue Pierre Taittinger, 51096 Reims Cedex, France.,Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale de la Marne, 8 rue Roger Aubry, 51100 Reims, France
| | - Séverine Lannoy
- Laboratoire Cognition Santé, Société (C2S - EA 6291), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 57 rue Pierre Taittinger, 51096 Reims Cedex, France.,Laboratoire de Psychopathologie Expérimentale, Université catholique de Louvain, Place du Cardinal Mercier, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
| | - Arthur Kaladjian
- Laboratoire Cognition Santé, Société (C2S - EA 6291), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 57 rue Pierre Taittinger, 51096 Reims Cedex, France.,Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale de la Marne, 8 rue Roger Aubry, 51100 Reims, France
| | - Mickaël Naassila
- INSERM U1247 GRAP, Research Group on Alcohol and Drugs, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens Cedex 1, France
| | - Véronique Quaglino
- Laboratoire CRP-CPO (EA7273), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Chemin du Thil, 80025 Amiens Cedex 1, France
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